The SIR in Karnataka has thrown up alarming numbers. Over 1.08 crore voters are marked as ASDDO and about 43 lakh voters are set to receive notices for logical discrepancies. I have requested the CEC Shri Gyanesh Kumar to take the following actions:
1. Extend the period for claims and objections, so genuine voters excluded from the draft roll have adequate time to file claims.
2. Direct the CEO to fully implement the prescribed procedure, including Gram Sabhas in rural areas and Ward Committee meetings in urban areas, with adequate publicity.
3. Extend the time given to voters facing notices for logical discrepancies and absence of a link to the 2002 roll. Each voter should get at least 3–4 weeks to respond and furnish documents.
4. Increase the number of EROs and, if necessary, DEOs to handle the enormous volume of claims, objections and applications and prevent errors and unfair exclusions.
Mobility, poverty, lack of documentation or lack of information must not become reasons for disenfranchisement. The objective must be a voter roll that is accurate, trusted and, above all, one that ensures that no genuine voter is left out.
ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕರು ಮತ್ತು ಮಾಧ್ಯಮ ಮಿತ್ರರಿಗೆ ! ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕ ಕುಂದುಕೊರತೆಗಳ ಮಾಹಿತಿಯನ್ನು ಈ ಕೆಳಕಂಡ ನಮೂನೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಟ್ಯಾಗ್ ಮಾಡುವಂತೆ ಕೋರಿದೆ. (ಈ ಕಛೇರಿಯ ಸೇವೆಗಳನ್ನು ಸದ್ಬಳಕೆ ಮಾಡುವ ಉದ್ದೇಶದಿಂದ ವೈಯಕ್ತಕ ಸಮಸ್ಯೆಗಳನ್ನು ಹೊರತುಪಡಿಸಿ ನೈಜವಾದ ಮತ್ತು ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣವಾದ ಮಾಹಿತಿಯನ್ನು ನೀಡುವಂತೆ ಕೋರಿದೆ) 1/2